A Table by JMW Studio for Holly Hunt Channels the Concrete Grape Sculptures of Kathleen Ryan

Discover how life imitates art in unexpected moments of visual synchronicity

Unique furniture designs featuring round elements; one is a minimalist table, the other a chair with spherical accents.
Left: The Bubble table by JMW Studio for Holly Hunt. Right: Kathleen Ryan, “Bacchante,” series (2017). Photo: Left: COURTESY OF HOLLY HUNT. Right: LANCE BREWER, © KATHLEEN RYAN AND GAGOSIAN

Available in playful groupings of clear or peach orbs, the Bubble table by JMW Studio for Holly Hunt balances a sleek limestone slab on handblown glass spheres of varying sizes.

To create her 2017 series “Bacchante,” artist Kathleen Ryan used concrete casts of balloons chained together to mimic clusters of ripe grapes in an exploration of tension and gravity.

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2026 Spring Issue under the headline “Life Imitates Art.” Subscribe to the magazine.